Overview

Chinese Government provides aid to refugees in Burundi

Commitment Year•2014Country of Activity•BurundiDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•BurundiSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 14, 2014

Start (actual): Jan 14, 2014

End (actual): Jan 14, 2014

Geospatial footprint

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The purpose of this project was for the Chinese Government to provide aid to refugees in the outskirts of Bujumbura Burundi. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/60715062

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Burundi

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Burundi

Loan description

Chinese Government provides aid to refugees in Burundi

Narrative

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Project narrative

On Jan 14, 2014, the Chinese Ambassador to Burundi, Yu Zhongxu, attended a ceremony to distribute aid to Burundi refugees who came back from Tanzania at the Muhongba refugee camp located on the outskirts of Bujumbura. Almost 500 commodities like rice, clothes, blankets were distributed to the refugees. Almost 150 people including Burundi officials and refugee representatives attended the ceremony.